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    Useless parts? —Anthony Kummer
   I have been wondering if anyone has found a use for all the useless parts that seem to be included in sets to jack up the price and the parts count. Some that I plan to feed to my dog include: skeleton (maybe I can use his head) witches legs (she's (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Richard Franks
     (...) I'll swap you some real dog food for all the skelingtons you want to get rid of :) Richard (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —Kya Morden
     (...) One day, I plan to use my skeletons (and few adventurers sets) in a museum. (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Tim Coats
     (...) Skeletons make great decorations for Adventurer and Pirate settings and can be used to assemble an undead army. I like those and would trade for lots. (...) This piece is useful for skirts for other female minifigs. I just wish it came in more (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Shiri Dori
     (...) I'd like quite a few, you can dump them on me instead of in the dog ;-) (...) Lucky for me, I only have one. It *could* be used for other females - prob is, it's ugly... ;-) (...) You can dispose a green one on me - I need one for my green (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Shiri Dori
     (...) I'd like quite a few, you can dump them on me instead of in the dog ;-) (...) Lucky for me, I only have one. It *could* be used for other females - prob is, it's ugly... ;-) (...) You can dispose a green one on me - I need one for my green (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Pawel Nazarewicz
      (...) Quick note - you can use that as a slope with something covering up the back of it. I often use two of them back-to-back to have a pillar base. They can also be used in other "creative" ways as slopes ... -- pn (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Steve Bliss
   (...) Remove the printing, and you've got a rare 2H slope piece. (...) two words: treasure room Steve (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —James Powell
      (...) Or, don't remove the printing, and use the piece as a nice curtain piece...look at my theater for a example James P (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —Steve Bliss
     (...) piece...look (...) Tell me where there are pictures of your theater, and I'll look at it. :) This reminds me of another way to look at odd or 'useless' pieces: sometimes, using a a whole pile of identical pieces together gives an unexpected (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —James Powell
      (...) Sorry, until last night, the web page had suffered a operator error (namely, I erased the Lego index page again...thats the 2nd time...) Http://www.geocities...edway/2049 then look under lego, and Buildings in NLC, then theater. James P (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —Frank Filz
      Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) sometimes, (...) to (...) amazed (...) For an idea of something one could try and create with skeleton parts, check out the Bone Chapel in Prague mentioned in the following article about the Dungeons and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Paul Davidson
    Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:gZKAOA+ykPvTEcI...4ax.com... (...) that (...) Some (...) That's why I'm saving them. Chances are that if I use them for a roof, the print won't even be visible anyway. My only problem is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Bill Farkas
     You could use the skeleton heads and the crowns (each with a different plume) and mount them as trophies of kings that have been conquered! A bit morbid but it works! "I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!!" Bill (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —Paul Davidson
     Ooh, thinking of The Hobbit just gave me an even better idea. Have a mountain (or hill, depending on how many BURPs you can scrounge up) with a cave in it as a dragon's lair. Then your dragon, who undoubtedly hoards treasures as all good dragons do, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
    
         Re: Useless parts? —Shiri Dori
     (...) Oooh, Yeah! Way Cool! (forgive the preppy talk, this just sounds "totally rad" ;-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
   
        Re: Useless parts? —Franklin W. Cain
   (...) Since this "face" is what I'd label as "Ugly [Androgynous]" (as opposed to "Ugly Female" or "Ugly Male"), I've been using this "smiley" for some of my Pirates (pirate men). Franklin (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 

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